The making of an imperial city-state, c. 750-367 BC
The rise of a superpower, 343-146 BC
The Roman revolution, 133-30 BC
The pax romana, 30 BC-AD 161
The decline and fall of the western Roman empire
Timeline.
Rome : empire of the eagles by Neil Faulkner. ISBN 9781408229200. Published by Longman in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.